Hua Qingcheng looked at Gongsun Yuyao in astonishment, thinking to herself: Is this woman crazy?

She said seriously, "Miss Gongsun, do you know what nonsense you are talking about? Su Mulige is already my husband, and he is a married man!"

Gongsun Yuyao was extremely anxious and couldn't wait to interrupt, "Cousin, please believe me, I'm sincere to my cousin. As long as I can be by his side, no matter what you ask me to do, I'm willing to do it without any regrets..."

Hua Qingcheng suppressed her inner anger and said expressionlessly, "Miss Yuyao, the most taboo thing in a relationship between a man and a woman is to force it. If Li Ge had feelings for you, he would have expressed his feelings to you long ago. Why wait until now? Since he has no such intentions, why are you so stubborn and persistent?"

Gongsun Yuyao bit her lip tightly and responded with a firm look, "I absolutely do not believe that my cousin has no feelings for me. Cousin, please give my cousin back to me, okay?"

Hua Qingcheng stood up gracefully and walked in front of Gongsun Yuyao. She stared at her with her bright eyes and said sternly, "Miss Gongsun, love is not an object, how can it be exchanged casually? Li Ge is my husband. I will not and cannot give him to anyone else!"

Hua Qingcheng secretly warned herself not to argue with Gongsun Yuyao for the sake of Mu Lige, Gongsun Muxue, and Gongsun Mulin. After all, if anyone else had dared to speak to her like that, she would have already met them with her fists...

Gongsun Yuyao's eyes were slightly red, and she said unwillingly: "Cousin, Yuyao is willing to not care about status, just to be able to stay with cousin..."

Hua Qingcheng shook her head decisively, her tone cold and resolute: "Miss Gongsun, even if you don't care, Li Ge will not agree, and I will definitely not agree!"

Gongsun Yuyao's eyes sparkled with tears when she heard this. "Why? What makes Yuyao inferior to you?"

Looking at Gongsun Yuyao who was lost in her obsession, Hua Qingcheng sighed softly, suppressed her annoyance, and patiently advised: "Miss Yuyao, love cannot be compared, and it has nothing to do with superiority or inferiority. You are very good, but he just doesn't love you."

"I don't believe it!" Gongsun Yuyao shouted excitedly, her voice deafening: "You must have used some despicable means to snatch my cousin away!"

Hua Qingcheng smiled helplessly, a hint of sarcasm in her smile, "If I really wanted to play some tricks, do you think... you can still stand here and argue with me?"

Gongsun Yuyao still refused to give up. Her voice was filled with tears. "Then why won't you give your cousin to me?"

"Because he is my man." Hua Qingcheng's voice was as calm as water. "Li Ge and I have known each other, fallen in love and stayed together. This is a fate destined by heaven. Neither Li Ge nor I will allow anyone to destroy it."

Hua Qingcheng's eyes suddenly turned cold, and she continued, "Miss Gongsun, Li Ge is my legitimate husband, a legitimate member of the royal family, listed in the imperial royal family. How dare you covet the emperor's concubine? As the saying goes, 'If a child is not raised well, it is the father's fault.' Do you think... how many heads does your father have to take to cover you? Considering that you are Li Ge's cousin, I will pretend that what happened today never happened. However, I don't want to hear such rude words from you again."

After hearing what Hua Qingcheng said, Gongsun Yuyao's tears burst out like a flood. She sobbed and said, "I understand... I wish you happiness." After that, she turned around, covered her face and cried, and left the study quickly like a wounded deer.

However, when she passed by the garden, she could no longer suppress her inner grief and sat down on a big rock and burst into tears.

Gongsun Yuyao had been deeply in love with Mu Lige since she was six years old, and twelve years had passed. She couldn't even tell if this was true love or just an obsession buried deep in her heart.

Although Gongsun Yuyao didn't want to admit it, she knew in her heart that Hua Qingcheng was right. However, she still felt a little overwhelmed and at a loss as to what to do when she suddenly had to let go of this relationship, as if her life had suddenly lost its direction.

"So noisy. So ugly!" At this moment, a cold voice came from the pavilion in the garden.

Gongsun Yuyao suddenly stopped crying, turned her head to look at the red figure in the pavilion, and then quickly averted her gaze. However, this time she did not argue with Han Yichen like before, but cried even louder.

Han Yichen, whose ears were aching from the noise, finally couldn't stand it anymore. He stood up from his seat and said sarcastically, "You're crying your heart out for a man who doesn't love you. Even if you cry yourself to death, what's the big deal? He doesn't love you, and you still want to annoy him. I have only two words for you - you deserve it!"

Gongsun Yuyao stopped crying. She raised her head and looked at Han Yichen with red eyes, "Are you here to see me make a fool of myself?"

Han Yichen snorted coldly, "I'm not that boring. But, Butterfly, you're so stupid that you're easily deceived."

Gongsun Yuyao bit her lip and said, "I'm not stupid! I just love my cousin."

Han Yichen sneered, "Love? Do you know what love is? With the way you look, are you worthy of talking about love?"

Gongsun Yuyao's face turned pale, "You...don't insult me!"

"What I said is the truth." Han Yichen said calmly, "Do you think that if you love Su Mulige, he will love you? Don't be naive. Besides, if you keep pestering him like this, he will only hate you."

Gongsun Yuyao was silent. She knew that what Han Yichen said made sense, but she was really unwilling to accept it.

As if guessing what Gongsun Yuyao was thinking, Han Yichen glanced at her. "So what if you're unwilling? Can you still snatch her away? With your background, you can have any man you want. Why bother hanging yourself on a tree? Besides, this tree already has an owner. Tell me for yourself, do you deserve this?"

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